Yomps

A Yomps overseas adventure is the perfect filler for a gap year abroad.

They run multi-country 2 week to 1 year trips combining adventure, training courses, exploration, volunteering, cultural experiences and more. Their highly experienced guides will take you off the beaten path and show you the experience of a lifetime.

Choose from over 30 diverse trips all over the world such as:-

Venezuelan Explorer Expedition (3 or 6 months): Learn Spanish, help South American communities, explore the Orinoco Delta by kayak, learn how to survive in the Venezuelan jungle like Warao Indians, trek to the top of Mount Roraima, visit historic cities, relax on Venezuelan beaches, kayak, climb, abseil - do all this and much much more!

South African Wildlife Research Volunteering (4, 8, or 12 weeks): Volunteer on a South African game reserve. Track lions, elephants and rhinos, observe and record their behaviour, look for and collar new leopards, learn about conservation research techniques, learn the skills required of a safari guide and qualify with the Field Guide Association of South Africa.

Ski & Snowboard Instructors Course (10 weeks): Learn to become a ski or snowboard instructor, get a BASI level one and two instructor qualification, take a BASP first aid course and avalanche and mountain safety course, get offered a job at Verbier’s top ski school and help teach students, and ski or snowboard in the breathtakingly beautiful Swiss Alps!

African Southern Circle Overland Tour (24 days): Explore six Southern African countries in vehicles especially designed to access the off-the-beaten track highlights this area has to offer. See desert landscapes in Botswana, lush forests in Zambia, tea plantations in Malawi, the spectacular Victoria Falls, stunning beaches in Mozambique, and a variety of other unique locations and awe-inspiring sites on this impressive overland tour!

Patagonian Mountaineering School (6 weeks): Scale the summits of glaciers, trek across Hielo Norte, packraft across gorgeous clear lakes, plan your own expedition, master climbing techniques, learn first aid, rescuing practices, mountain gourmet cooking, how to build an igloo, and how to survive in the wilderness of Patagonia and be a fully fledged ‘Leave No Trace Practitioner’!